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Healthy Food Promotion $ Marketing <br />A. Schools will promote healthy food choices and not allow advertising that <br />promotes foods of minimal /limited nutritional value. <br />B. Healthy eating and physical activity are actively promoted to students, <br />parent, teachers, administrators and the community using a variety of <br />media. <br />C. Students will receive positive, motivating messages about healthy eating <br />and physical activity throughout the school setting. <br />Nutrition Education <br />Nutrition education at all levels of the district's integrated curriculum (K -12) <br />should include, but not be limited to, the following essential components <br />designed to help students learn: <br />A. Age- appropriate nutritional knowledge, including understanding the <br />relationship of nutrition and food nutrients to physical performance and <br />body composition; recognizing patterns of growth and development; <br />understanding the concept of control and prevention of disease; <br />acquiring skills to live safely and reduce health risks; understanding how <br />environmental factors affect health; learn the benefits of healthy eating; <br />understand essential nutrients; learn about nutritional deficiencies; <br />understand the principles of healthy weight management; understand the <br />use and misuse of dietary supplements; learn safe food preparation, <br />handling, and storage; and appreciate cultural diversity related to food <br />and eating; <br />B. Age- appropriate and standards -based nutrition - related skills, including <br />gathering and analyzing health information; using social skills to promote <br />health and safety; understand how emotions influence decision making; <br />analyze health and safety information and develop a health and fitness <br />plan and a monitoring system, to plan and prepare a healthy meal, <br />understand and use food labels, and to critically evaluate nutrition <br />information, misinformation, and commercial food and advertising; and <br />C. How to assess one's personal eating habits, set goals for improvement, <br />and achieve those goals. <br />D. Nutrition education should be integrated into core curriculum areas such <br />as math, science and language arts. <br />E. Nutrition education should be offered in the school dining room as well <br />as classroom with coordination between food service staff and <br />educators. <br />F. Schools should be encouraged to conduct nutrition education activities <br />and promotions that involve students, parents and the community. <br />G. Students should receive nutrition messages throughout the school that <br />are consistent and reinforce each other. <br />Staff Development <br />Ongoing in- service and professional development training opportunities for staff <br />in the area of food nutrition will be encouraged. <br />42 <br />